Level 90 Scorching Ray Trickster^3.19

Notes

Summary:
-> Here are Some Righteous Fire basics along with a general plan for the character's progression.

Ascendancy Plan:
RF from lab 1 => Heart Stopper -> Polymath -> One Step Ahead -> Swift Killer
Late Safe(3rd lab + some regen gear) RF start => One Step Ahead -> Polymath -> Heartstopper -> Swift Killer

Goal of This Setup:
- Create a fast smooth mapper capable of t16 and boss content up to most invitations/uber elder (this setup won't be strong enough for uber bosses imo)
- Farm Currency for Brutal Restraint + ES/EV Gear(standard doesn't need to be as high as previously thought / main cost will be brutal restraint) 
- Switch to giga ES setup that we can min-max more should be first achievable by about day 3-4.  

General Trickster RF Gameplan:
-> start as life based trickster using dot skills like flamewall/scorching ray
-> switching into RF on probably the first lab(second lab will be safest for those new to RF as you get a bunch of additional sustain on second lab as well)
-> Acquire Early League start gear pieces as soon as affordable/wearable
-> refine life based gear to as good as can be for around 50c to 5ex roughly
-> Beging Assembling ES gear once the life based setup is good enough to take endgame.
-> Switch into ES RF trickster and take it to the moon


RF Leaguestart gear pieces to look for early:
Helmet: Voll's Vision(cannot have other corrupted items) / Rare with life and resistances + regen rate /spell suppress
Weapon: Rare Sceptre/wand with +fire level/fire dot multi/%fire damage/
Shield: Rise of the phoenix/Saffels Frame / Rare shield with life/max res/%fire damage/+fire spell/spell block
Amulet: Shaper's Seed/Rare with life + resistances +dot multi(if not too expensive) / replica atziri's foible
Rings: Death Rush(Speed) / Pyre(damage) / Kikazaru(sustain) / Rare with life + resistances 
Belt: Immortal Flesh(giga sustain) or leather belt with resistances + life
Gloves: Vaal Caress pseudo 5.5L for Vaal RF OR rare with life + resistances + Regen Rate
Boots: Rare with life + resistances + move speed + regen rate
Body Armour: Belly of the beast / carcass jack / 6L craftable rare chest(i most likely will snag a belly/ambus 5L and farm for a rare 6L to craft on)


Gem Link Setups:
Damage: Righteous Fire -> Burning damage -> Elemental Focus -> Efficacy/Inc Aoe/Conc/Inspiration/Lifetap

Damage + Utility: *Scorching ray->Infused Channeling->Arcane Surge->Burning->Ele Focus->efficacy

Utility: Armageddon Brand ->Combustion -> Hextouch ->Flammability
			Enduring Cry(sustain + phys reduction) OR Infernal Cry(dps explodes harvest) + Blood Rage(Only use once you have good over sustain for extra mapping speed/Damage)

Mobility: *Shield Charge -> Faster Attacks -> Flame Dash

Auras: Tempest Shield / Grace / Purity of Fire(use vitality early on till aura reservation cluster, then add purity of fire) / Vitality / (Arctic Armour OR Flesh & Stone OR Aspect of Spider may be potentially fit in later after grace reservation efficiency) 
 

Misc info:
Pantheon: Arakaali + Tukohama
Bandits: kill all for +2 passives

************************ ACT 1 *******************************

-> Kill Hillock
-> 2Blue 1 Green 3Link or 3 wand/shields are desireable for early links => "g-b-b|b-b-g|b-g-b|b-b-b|nn" in vendor to search for 3L
-> Get Spark From Nessa(socket to level, but use cobra lash from tarkleigh till pierce support)
-> waypoint on cost
-> collect quest items on mud flats and get way point in submerged passage(avoid F U Rhoas charge attack, will stunlock us)
-> waypoint to coast and go to tidal island to the south and kill hail rake
-> go to town
-> Get Orb of Storms/onslaught/frostblink from quest rewards
-> buy frostbomb, pierce and arcane surge Support (flame wall + efficacy + combustion are good pickups here as well for leveling, switch to dot skills at merveil)
-> Link orb of storms and frost bomb to onslaught support / Link Pierce + arcane surge + spark ( 2b1g 2b1g are preferred color links to look for)
-> lower prison 1st trial for lab
-> Do act 1 normally till brutus then purchase Flamedash + Vitality(drop frostblink for flame dash, flamedash from tarkleigh)
-> merveil waypoint + all flame -> get scorching ray/flamewall from quest reward, swap to dot damage skills of Scorching ray/flamewall + efficacy + arcane surge 
-> kill merveil proceed to act 2

************************ ACT 2 *******************************

-> Proceed to chamber of sins and get baleful gem and lab trial from level 2
-> return to town and get skitterbots OR 1arctic armour reward from greust
-> Do golden hand quest area south of cross road zone + lab trial -> get survival secrets unique jewel(important for life flask sustain for RF)
-> kill all bandits + thematic emblem quest + spider quest
-> Get Ele focus as quest reward then buy controlled destruction as future links can level in off hand
-> proceed to take down vaal oversoul and go to act 3

************************ ACT 3 *******************************

-> 3 busts quest -> get flammability
-> Progress 3 act normally till taking down piety then prioritize siosa ques
-> take swift affliction reward to level in off hand for links later -> BUY righteous fire and burning damage support, this we want to level, hopefully close to current gem levels for when we switch into RF right after lab 1
-> make sure to get act 3 trials
-> proceed to take down dominus and go to act 4

************************ ACT 4 *******************************

->run act 4 till split path to kaom/daresso dreams and run lab
->get heartstopper keystone

>>>>> THE Righteous FIRE Switch <<<<<<<<<
-> get shield charge and faster attacks from siosa to use for movement
-> RF linked to burning damage + ele focus +(efficacy if you get an extra 4L)
-> survival secrets equipped for life flask sustain AND get some life flasks colossal/giant/hallow ect. keep upgrading these flask throughout the acts.

-> take on the rest of Act 4, IMPORTANT: this is when we are at our weakest in terms of sustain the RF sustain will only get better from here as we upgrade life flasks and eventually a lot as we get better and better gear pieces

************************ ACT 5 *******************************

-> keep updating life flasks when you see the next higher tier like hallowed. 
-> Progress rare gear as you can and just run through the act normally. 
-> we have reached "coast mode" sortof where are gem links are changing a lot and we just want to progress towards the recommend links in this PoB as we go.

************************ ACT 6 & 7 *******************************

->Keep upgrading and ID'ing rare gear when you can, obviously when you get better gear with better sockets you can begin upgrading link setups as well
->Run the acts until very end of act 7 before arakaalis mausaleum and proceed to do cruel lab


************************ ACT 8, 9 & 10 *******************************

-> cruise through just upgrade rare gear as you id better pieces, I highly recommend chilling in blood aqueduct farming a small amount of currency to make cheap RF upgrades 
-> once at a decent level and gear proceed to go through rest of campaign and finish merc lab.
-> at this point you should be set up well for early mapping(always spend more early currency on upgrading your gear when you can.

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